MICROSOFT SLAMS SEVEN SPAMMERS WITH LAWSUITS

Microsoft has announced it has filed seven lawsuits against defendants who allegedly sent spam e-mail that violated the federal Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) anti-spam law. The suits are just the latest in a Microsoft legal barrage. The company has supported more than 115 legal actions worldwide against spammers, including filing 86 lawsuits in the United States. Microsoft has committed to filing lawsuits against spammers and other cybercriminals until the problems of spam and other cybercrime have abated substantially. Adult-oriented e-mail solicitations make up a significant amount of spam. More than 2.5 billion porn e-mails are sent daily, according to the Spam Filter Review. However, the spam picture is even larger. Forty percent of all e-mail is considered spam, according to The Spam Filter Review, with 12.4 billion spam e-mails sent daily. Spam cost U.S. corporations US$8.9 billion in 2002. Source: www.ecommercetimes.com/story/38617.html?u=emmasmith&p=ENNSS_1c75404dcfb5e6e3449e8b9dfde4c488